2015 Summer Movie Guide
The summer of 2015 features a boatload of remakes: (Mad Max: Fury Road), sequels: (Magic Mike XXL), reboots: (Transporter Refueled) and some remade films so old you probably won’t even remember the original, like the 50th-anniversary reincarnation of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Not to worry though, there’s always something fresh and new at the theatres. Here’s what you can look forward to at the movies this summer; some old, some new, and some we’re not sure what to call them. Nevertheless, here are some of the summer’s new releases.
Dates may change, so check your local movie listings:
Avengers: Age of Ultron: The latest Marvel release also kicks off the summer movie season, as the Avengers battle a peacekeeping program that forgot to be peaceful. (May 1)
Ant-Man: Paul Rudd may not seem like your first choice for a superhero, but as Ant-Man, he saves the world, one small step at a time. (July 17)
Fantastic Four: It’s been 10 years since the last one. Here we go again with a reboot that has the odd foursome (invisible, fiery, stretchy, and rocky) facing off against a villain named Doom. (Aug 7)
Jurassic World: It’s been more than 30 years since Steven Spielberg unleashed dinosaurs in Jurassic Park. That’s really a dinosaur’s age in terms of Hollywood years but nothing in geological time. Guess it was time for a reboot starring Chris Pratt. (June 12)
Tomorrowland: I’m not sure if this should be categorized as future or past, but Disney has created a retro-futuristic vision of tomorrow, with this sci-fi mystery starring George Clooney and Britt Robertson . (May 22)
Terminator Genisys: Once again, is this past or future? With all the new-timeline shifts, this movie seems to want it both ways. If it can erase our memory of 2009’s Terminator Salvation, from which Arnold Schwarzenegger was regretfully absent, it may stand a chance with Terminator fans. (July 1)
Mad Max: Fury Road: No doubt about it, this is definitely the future. This latest installment in the Mad Max saga takes us back to the post-apocalyptic original from 1979. Tom Hardy attempts to fill Mel Gibson’s boots as the title character. (May 15)
Self/less: This is set in the present, but explores the futuristic notion of a dying man (Ben Kingsley) who transfers his consciousness into the body of Ryan Reynolds. It’s an interesting concept to say the least. (July 31)
Spy: This simply titled comedy from Paul Feig (Bridesmaids) features Melissa McCarthy as a deskbound CIA analyst who goes into the field. It also features Jason Statham. (June 5)
The Transporter Refueled: This is a busy summer for Jason Statham, who teams up with Ed Skrein, to take down a group of human traffickers. (June 19)
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.: Statham got his start in Guy Ritchie’s Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. Now Ritchie reboots the 1960s TV series, keeping the Cold War setting. (Aug. 14)
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation: Also known as M:I-5, this one pits Tom Cruise and his team against a crime syndicate known as, The Syndicate. (July 31)
Good Kill (May 15), starring Ethan Hawke as a conflicted drone pilot.
Survivor (June 5), with Milla Jovovich on the run from Pierce Brosnan.
Hitman: Agent 47 (Aug. 28), with Rupert Friend playing a Bourne reminiscent engineered killer.
Hot Pursuit: Reese Witherspoon and Sophia Vergara star in this romp about an inept cop trying to protect a drug dealer’s widow. (May 8)
Masterminds: An armoured-truck driver pulls off a $17-million heist. With Zach Galifianakis, Kristen Wiig and Owen Wilson, it would be hard to go wrong with this one. (Aug 7)
Mr. Holmes (July 24), in which an elderly Sherlock looks back at his life.
Criminal (Aug. 21), about a felon who receives the memories of a dead CIA agent. Regression (Aug. 28), in which a father is accused of a crime he can’t remember.
Preggoland: In Jacob Tierney’s latest, Sonja Bennett glows as a woman who fakes pregnancy to fit in with her friends. (May 1)
Inside Out: A Disney/Pixar animated comedy set inside the mind of a little girl who has just moved to a new home with her parents. (June 19)
Trainwreck: Get on for the ride as a commitment-phobe (Amy Schumer) falls for a nice guy (Bill Hader). Judd Apatow directs. (July 17)
Ted 2: More unbearable language from that foul-mouthed bear, Ted we just couldn’t get enough of, starring Mark Wahlberg and Seth MacFarlane. (June 26)
She’s Funny That Way (May 1), about a Broadway director who falls for an actress.
Welcome to Me (May 22), with Kristen Wiig as a lottery winner who buys her own talk show.
Entourage (June 5) brings the HBO series to the big screen.
Irrational Man (July 24) is Woody Allen’s latest, about a philosophy professor who falls for a student.
San Andreas: What’s scarier and more dramatic than an earthquake? The biggest earthquake Hollywood special effects can conger up since the last one! Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson co-stars. (May 29)
Poltergeist (May 22), Insidious: Chapter 3 (June 5) and Sinister 2 (Aug. 21) are pretty much more of the same as last time. No real surprises here.
Southpaw (July 24), with Jake Gyllenhaal as a boxer in the latest from director Antoine Fuqua. This one looks like knockout.
Pitch Perfect 2 (May 15) bringing more perfect pitch.
Magic Mike XXL (July 1) features more Mike giving more magic.
Love & Mercy (June 5) stars Paul Dano as Brian Wilson.
Ricki and the Flash (Aug. 7) has Meryl Streep playing a rock guitarist.
Straight Outta Compton (Aug.14) tells the story of ’80s rap group N.W.A.- Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Easy E. and the crew.
So there you have it, our roll out of the summer’s “look for” movies. We may have left out a few, but as promised, some are reused, others recycled, and a few are simply regurgitated. Take your pick and you be the judge…however, I think there’s something out there this season for everyone.
